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Viral and harmful: Violence in media and its impact on empathy

... clips are overlaid with dramatic music, commented on, and shared millions of times. Have you seen the video? If so, how did it make you ... consumption. Platforms can actively influence violence perception , often without users’ awareness [14]. The consequence: violent ... / more

The viral power of migrant crime messaging: Fear, emotion, and algorithms

... and platform design interact to influence public perception . The result is a digital environment where fear spreads faster ... threats arise when people worry that newcomers will disrupt shared values or traditions [10]. Messages about migrant crime trigger both ... / more

Digital moral distortion: How social media can negatively shape our judgement of right and wrong

... online environments hold the potential to distort our perception of societal consensus on core moral issues and influence our ... trivial, can be essential for social cohesion, as they set shared expectations for what’s considered fair and appropriate behaviour, and ... / more

Why Christmas (feels like it) comes faster each year

... statement that Christmas arrives faster each year. They also shared their enjoyment of Christmas and rated their overall quality of life in ... / more

Politics doesn’t define how most people see themselves

... and emotionally resonant. Our findings challenge the perception that political or ideological divides are on everybody's mind as ... partisan and potentially more inclusive and widely shared. Yet, the meanings of categories like nationality or gender are ... / more

Scrolling through the past: How digital tools change the way we remember

... media platforms, for example, create vast archives of shared memories. You might have posted the picture of the cake on Instagram, ... from your birthday to a year-end throwback slideshow. The perception of this kind of algorithmic curation appears to be very diverse ... / more